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The summer was already long gone. The big trees and piles of grass all over the mountain turned yellow, as if they had been completely cleaned.

Su Nuo was holding a porcelain cup as she sat by the window, watching the leaves fall from the tree in the courtyard before drinking a mouthful of tea. It was so quiet that it seemed to have stopped. He did not turn his head, but used his hand to stroke the jar beside him and softly said, "Mausoleum, look, the leaves have all fallen in the autumn."

Inside the house was a quiet place. Inside the house was the golden autumn light, and it would occasionally reflect a colorful light. It was extremely beautiful, but at the same time, other than the occasional breeze, there was no other sound.

Su Nuo muttered to herself, "Ling, I don't think I like summer anymore. Don't you think it's strange?" Su Nuo smiled, "Actually, it's not strange. Summer is so similar to you, short and gorgeous. Because I like you too much, it's better not to like you. Don't you think so?" Then, he looked outside the window at the leaves that were still spinning and falling. "Autumn? I've decided that I will always like autumn. Autumn is so long. No matter where I am, it will always wait for me."

Mausoleum, we agreed that you would wait for me at Wangchuan, you definitely haven't forgotten, right? You said that you wanted me to say goodbye to the Duke before you went to look for you, so you must wait for me. It may take a long time, but you must wait for me.

"Ling, today is my last day to accompany you. Tomorrow, I will go look for the viscount. Are you angry that I didn't bring you with me?" Su Nuo laughed, as if Xi Ling's angry expression was right in front of her. "Ling, there's nothing you can do about your anger. You won't be able to catch me now anyway." Pausing for a moment, he continued, "However, Ling, I know that you will definitely understand this, right? So, you won't blame me, right?"

"Ling, actually, you don't have to be angry. Look, I gave you the rest of my feelings, no matter who it is, no one can get even a little bit of it, and I —" Su Nuo's expression flashed with sadness. "This time, there really isn't any possibility of falling in love with the viscount, I can't love him. At the very least, I have to stay by his side and take good care of him." Su Nuo turned her head and looked at the jar. "Ling, what do you think?"

Outside the window, the leaves were still falling. The sky was filled with dancing phoenixes, as if there was no end to them.

Su Nuo leaned against him and closed her eyes, allowing the mottled starlight to fall on her face.

During the afternoon, Su Nuo slept lightly on the rattan chair for a while. When she woke up, she saw the magnificent clouds slowly spreading over from the horizon. It was a very beautiful scene.

Su Nuo stood up and rubbed her long hair. Then, she picked up a jar and walked out.

The Village of Longevity had not changed, but it was still as simple and unadorned as ever. Su Nuo walked between the houses with the jars in her arms. Occasionally, a few yellow leaves would fall on top of her body and then onto the ground. Su Nuo didn't care too much and just let them dance around.

The evening breeze was soft, as soft and intimate as a lover's fingertips.

From start to finish, Su Nuo had a faint smile on her face. That day, after his master had died, he had cremated the corpse in accordance with his master's wishes. He gave the ashes to Su Nuo, who then came to the Village of Longevity.

Actually, even now, the black robed man couldn't believe that his master had died just like that. His master had said before he died that he was to protect Su Nuo with a single word. The black-robed man agreed. Moreover, his life wasn't his to begin with.

However, he had not expected Su Nuo's performance to be so indifferent. It was as if she had seen through everything and nothing in the world could make her react. However, the black-robed man had thought about it too much. This sort of behavior was actually normal. Just like Su Nuo, who had experienced many hardships, had lived till now, suffered injuries, lost all hope, and died. If so, what was left until now?

There was nothing left. Those feelings were long gone, gone.

The black-robed man let out a heavy sigh. No matter what, he would follow his master's instructions and protect Su Nuo until the day she died.

Suddenly, a crisp and tender voice sounded from behind, "Elder sister."

"Elder sister."

Su Nuo turned around. It was the siblings. The two little girls panted as they ran in front of her. The little boy's hand was holding onto Su Nuo's skirt. Su Nuo stopped and squatted in front of them. She asked with a smile, "What happened?"

"Sister, Mother told me and Sister to call you over to our house for dinner." The boy was especially happy.

Su Nuo continued to smile faintly. "Sure." Then he held the little boy's hand with one hand, and the little boy held the little girl's hand again. The three of them slowly walked forward on the same magnificent road that had been imprinted before them.

The little boy raised his head and asked naively, "Sis, where's that good-looking big brother? I want that good-looking big brother to hug you."

Su Nuo placed the jar in her other hand in front of the little boy. "Big brother can't carry you anymore. Big brother is sleeping in here."

The little boy blinked his big eyes and stared at the jar in Su Nuo's hand. "Big brother is sleeping inside. When will big brother wake up? I want big brother to hug you. Big brother is beautiful." The little boy's stuttering was still unclear.

Su Nuo thought about it. "You'll know when you grow up."

The light conversation, the light smile, they all fell into the ears of Beichen who had been following her all this time. Ever since the death of Xi Ling that day, his entire body had become a lot thinner, but he had also seriously thought about it. He was really wrong, extremely wrong, caring about someone can't be hurt, and it couldn't be forced on him. If it wasn't for his foolish actions back then, then everything wouldn't be like this right now. At the very least, everything should be considered to be perfect.

Therefore, he now had to ask for the forgiveness of Nell. No matter how long it would take, no matter what the price would be, he was willing, willing to wait.

And he would no longer force his Noriko to do anything she didn't want to do. Never again.

Thus, if his Na'er didn't want to see him, then he wouldn't be standing in front of her, making her feel uncomfortable. Actually, Bei Chen Han was overthinking things. Right now, even if Bei Chen Han were to appear in front of Su Nuo at all times, Su Nuo would act like he was in a void, looking at him naturally, but it was as though he didn't see him at all.

Because of the name Bei Chen Han, this person did not even exist in her, Su Nuo's world, so, where could she see him from?

She had long since lost her feelings. Even if she hated him, she had no feelings for him.

Night!

In this simple and quiet village, the starry sky was quietly twinkling in the horizon. The bright moon was overhead, illuminating the road ahead. Su Nuo hugged the porcelain jar in her arms. "Ling'er, the autumn night has indeed started to get cold. Do you feel it?"

Her crescent-moon-colored skirt fluttered in the night wind, along with Su Nuo's ink-colored long hair.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past Su Nuo, and a black robe appeared on her body. Then, a long black shadow quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Su Nuo's face did not change at all. She did not move, nor did she throw away her clothes. She just kept walking, and then her black robe fell to the ground. It couldn't be more natural.

The door was not locked. Su Nuo reached out to push it open. Inside, there was a faint glow of light. Su Nuo was not afraid in the slightest. Instead, she carried the jar into the room.

Inside the room sat a youth, drinking tea. It was Wu Xi.

"You're here." Su Nuo entered the room and gently placed the jar on the table. Then, she turned around and closed the door.

Wu Xi's gaze moved from Su Nuo to the porcelain pot. For a moment, her gaze was complicated, even sad. Then, it returned to Su Nuo's slightly smiling face. "Mm, to see if he's really dead."

Su Nuo looked at the jar on the table and replied, "I'm dead. I won't have the chance to fight with you again."

"That's for the best."

After that sentence, there was no more sound. Su Nuo sat down in front of Wu Xi without the slightest bit of awkwardness. After a moment of silence, Wu Xi said, "Su Nuo, all of your memories have been completely recovered."

"Yes, I've fully recovered. I'll be there in time." Su Nuo spoke calmly, as if she was talking about family matters.

Wu Xi immediately remembered what Xi Ling had asked him back then in Wu Valley, whether Su Nuo would recover her memories. At that time, he had said that the probability of recovery in her entire life was zero, unless she encountered something more desperate and painful, and it was better to die than to live. Only then would Su Nuo wake up from her self-deception.

But Wu Xi had never thought that this day would actually come.

"Su Nuo, you —" Wu Xi hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "You're in love with Xi Ling?"

"Yes, I unknowingly fell in love with her." Su Nuo calmly replied. She didn't even feel like recalling her memories, not to mention being immersed in the tragedy that happened not long ago.

Wu Xi looked at the calm Su Nuo with a complicated expression. The pain was clearly worse than before, but he couldn't find any pain on Su Nuo's body, not even sadness.

However, the calmer the person was, the calmer nothing would happen to him.

Su Nuo suddenly smiled, but Su Nuo didn't ask, and quietly waited for him to finish laughing, then Wu Xi said, "Su Nuo, you're stronger than me, you've finally given up on everything and there's nothing left, but as for me, after loving for so long, I've been injured, I've lost my hope, and I've also died, but even now, I still love him as usual, and other than continuing to love him, there's nothing else I can do."

"Continue to love when you can." His voice was calm, but there was a distant note to it.

The corners of Wu Xi's mouth curled up. "That's right. If you can love me, then continue to love me. Once there's a day when there's nothing left, then there won't be any more love." Then he looked at Su Nuo. "Su Nuo, your life is worth it. You have loved and been loved."

"Yes." Su Nuo replied indifferently.

Wu Xi stood up. "I should head back now." Su Nuo said, "Thank you for visiting the mausoleum. Be careful on the way."

After Wu Xi left, Su Nuo was the only one left in the large and luxurious room. Su Nuo carried the jar to the bed and said, "Ling'er, it's time to sleep." Then he blew out the candle and lay down on the bed with the jar and slept.

In the morning, as the sun shone down, Su Nuo got out of bed and said to the jar, "Good morning, Ling'er." He then carried the porcelain pot down from the bed, washed and made two breakfasts. One was placed in front of the jar, while the other was placed in front of her.

"Ling, I'm leaving today. After I leave, don't miss me too much, okay?" Su Nuo put down the chopsticks in her hands and moved closer to her usual self. "You really can't miss me too much, because I won't be thinking about Tomb when I leave this place, so don't think about me either. When I come back, I'll go find you, okay?"